Red Sun · Taiyi Immortal Fire

  The black and red two-colored sword rainbow seemed to cut through the tofu, splitting the wooden two-story small building in half. Feng Wu struck a palm in mid-air, sending the upper half flying out and falling into the water pool behind, smashing the soil and rocks, splashing mud and water everywhere. Feng Wu leaped into the embroidered house that had lost its roof, and with one sword, he cut off half of the bed curtain, pulling up Zhu Xian from the bed, shaking her like a sieve, pinching her neck and dragging her out, shouting loudly: "Yue Qinbin! If you dare to kill me, then kill her together!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, a large flame burst out around the embroidered building, and Feng Wu was shocked. He rushed to the bedside to check, only to see that the entire embroidered building was surrounded by a huge circle, with yellow flames of varying thickness, entwined with large and small fire dragons. Recognizing it as the Taiyi Xianhuo, he was suddenly frightened to death. In an attempt to escape, he flew up into the air, but the circle emitted infinite suction force, holding him in place. Tens of thousands of fire dragons rose into the air, converging towards the center. Feng Wu screamed and wailed amidst the flames: "Yueqin Bin! I'll never let you go even if I become a ghost! You beast!" Scorched by the flames, his skin charred and flesh roasted, he was in agony and fear, yet again begged for mercy: "If only you can spare my life, Feng Wu is willing to serve you tea and water, be a filial son and grandson..." After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he, along with the building, was incinerated into ashes!

  Zhu Yuanwai was nervous for a whole night, and as soon as it dawned, he hurried to the garden to check. He saw that the altar was still in place, and the young Daoist priest You Huo was lying on the steps outside the pavilion. His heart tightened instantly, thinking that another Daoist master had been killed by the monster like before. Rushing over to take a look, he found that You Huo was only asleep. After feeling slightly relieved, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, and shook You Huo awake.

  Yu Xuan opened his eyes to find himself lying on the ground, fully clothed and unscathed. In his left hand was the Three Purities Copper Bell, while in his right hand was the Peachwood Sword. He looked up at the embroidered building that should have been reduced to ashes but instead stood intact, leaving him utterly astonished. As he took in his surroundings, everything in the garden seemed exactly as it had been when he arrived last night, without a single sign of the intense battle that had taken place. Even the sword case was still undamaged on the pavilion, and when he rushed over to open it, both precious swords were safely inside, untouched.

  Zhu Yuanwai was somewhat angry: "You slept here for a whole night like this?"

  "You Huo looked puzzled and said: 'Last night a demon came, it was a very handsome young Taoist priest, he could ride the clouds and drive the fog...'"

  In a state of shock, he stuttered and recounted the events of last night. Zhu Yuanwai grew even angrier: "I asked someone to come and exorcise the demon, not to invite a storyteller to tell stories!" He waved his hand for someone to call in the maid to go check on Miss's situation.

  The maid quickly returned with a report: "Miss said that she slept very soundly last night, the monster didn't come, and there was no flying sword beheading the monster."

  Zhu Yuanwai only said that the monster hadn't come when he saw his daughter's thin face, but in his heart he was full of disappointment and resentment, and he also blamed You Huai again.

  "Was everything I experienced last night just a dream?" Yu Huo was perplexed and somewhat resentful, "I only know the martial arts of ordinary people, and I shouldn't be able to exorcise demons or drive away evil spirits."

  Zhu Yuanwai suddenly remembered that the young man in front of him was just a bait to lure the monster, and the real catcher was Yue Zhenren of the Wudang Sect. He turned around to look for Yue Qing again.

  Yue Qing had just gotten out of bed and told Zhu Yuanwai with a clear mind: "Old Yuanwai, that demon has been eliminated by me, can you rest assured now? Did the young lady sleep well last night?"

  Zhu Yuanwai asked abruptly: "Did you sleep here last night? Did you go into the Embroidered Garden to subdue the demon?"

  Yu Qing shook his head: "No."

  "I'll break your legs, you scoundrel!" Old Master Zhu thundered.

  Facing Zhu Yuanwai's accusation, Yue Qing calmly stroked the long beard stuck to his chin and said: "With Feng Wu's trivial Dao line, why would I need to personally take care of him? Last night was just a small trick, and he has already been eliminated. If you don't believe me, let your daughter walk out of the embroidery garden and see if she will still faint?"

  Zhu Yuanwai was half-believing and half-doubting: "Have you really gotten rid of the monster?" He immediately had the maid support Miss and walk out of the embroidery building. Usually, as long as she left the embroidery building for more than three zhang, she would start to feel nauseous and vomit, and if she didn't turn back, she would faint and lose her breath. Today, she walked out of the garden with trepidation, all the way to the back hall to pay respects to Old Lady, everything was fine.

  Everyone finally believed that the monster had been eliminated, and Zhu Yuanwai was overjoyed. He ordered a grand feast to be set up to entertain the true immortal. Yue Qing didn't eat meat or drink wine, so he only picked at a few dishes on the table and ate just a few bites before stopping. After finishing his meal, he wanted to take his leave, but Zhu Yuanwai repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay. Yue Qing left behind two talismans for him: "That monster has already been eliminated by me and will absolutely not cause any more strange occurrences. If you're still worried, I've given you these two talismans; just stick them on your doorframe, and even a hundred-year-old demon won't be able to cause harm."

  Zhu Yuanwai saw that he couldn't stay, so he had to take the token back and let someone seal 100 taels of silver for Yue Qing. Yue Qing only took 10 taels as a labor fee and 2 taels as the price of the token: "I don't lack gold and silver, it's just that if I don't collect money, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Taoist masters who drive away evil spirits in the Jianghu to do their job in the future, so I'll just take these!"

  Zhu Yuanwai sent him out the door with a thousand thanks and ten thousand apologies, and he rushed straight to the Luo residence. From afar, he saw someone standing in front of the Luo residence talking to the master of the house. The person was quite tall and had an extraordinary appearance, with fiery red eyes and wearing tattered clothes like a beggar. He held a bamboo staff in his hand and wore a precious sword at his waist, exuding a heroic aura.

  Yue Qing had never seen this person before, but when he came, he deduced all the relevant people and thought that the attire was Chen Tai Zhen, a disciple of Fumo True Man Jiang Shu, the Five Peaks Practitioner. He followed Jiang Shu to practice Taoism for many years and his magical powers were quite deep.

  Yue Qing did not expect Chen Tai Zhen to arrive so early. Originally, when he was divining with the five elements on Wutai Mountain, Chen Tai Zhen should have arrived three days later. Yesterday, after using the Red Sun Ring to transform Feng Wu, he re-divined and found that the situation had changed. Due to Shen Wu entering Luo Fu's mansion to kill someone, Feng Wu's death also led to a good opportunity for him to think of avenging himself, causing Luo Huan's fate to be quite weak, as if he would encounter disaster and die at any moment. However, Yue Qing knew that it was not so simple. With Luo Huan's current situation, there was no danger to his life. From the perspective of destiny, even if there were some small shocks and difficulties, there was absolutely no reason for him to die young. He then repeatedly divined with the Pre-Heavenly God Diagram three times, and finally calculated that it was Zhu Mei who was secretly causing trouble.

  Jiang Shu had wanted to inherit the mantle of Tian Du and Ming He, two elderly ancestors, and vowed to create the Qingcheng Sect. As his senior brother, Zhu Ai Zi had once spoken harshly to him, causing a rift between them. Jiang Shu was no match for Zhu Mei, so he fled to Jiufeng Mountain's Shen Yin Cave to cultivate in solitude. After many years of diligent practice, his powers grew immense, and he considered himself equal to his senior brother, thus deciding to establish his own sect. Zhu Mei appeared to be at odds with Jiang Shu on the surface but actually had ulterior motives, secretly helping him create the sect. This time, he calculated that the Wutai Sect would intervene, so he intentionally disrupted the heavenly numbers and altered the fate, causing Jiang Shu's heart to bleed. Calculating that his future disciples would face danger, he sent Chen Tai Zhen out in advance to protect Luo Yi and test his character and foundation.

  If strictly according to the generation, Songshan's two elders are one generation higher than Donghai's three immortals, but they became Taoists later and were also guided by the Long Eyebrow True Man at that time. Therefore, when discussing with Qi Sheng and others as equals, Yue Qing is half a generation younger than them. If he directly confronts Chen Tai Zhen, it won't be considered bullying the weak with the strong. However, he is now recognized by all in the Wutai Sect as the leader of the sect and also the leader of the Wutai Alliance. Even if he utterly defeats Chen Tai Zhen, he will still be ridiculed by fellow Taoists throughout the land.

  He stood in the street, lost in thought, when suddenly You Huo rushed up to him and knelt down: "I have been fascinated by martial arts and Taoism since I was a child, searching far and wide for a renowned teacher. Luckily, today I met you, sir, and humbly request to be accepted as your disciple..."

  This Yu Huo's qualifications are not bad, and his natural talent is also rare. If the Wutai Sect doesn't accept him, the Qingcheng Sect will definitely take him in. Therefore, Yue Qing had long intended to take him as a disciple. He accepted his kowtowing ceremony: "You child have extraordinary courage and good comprehension, I'll temporarily take you as a nominal disciple for now. There's still one more thing to do, if it succeeds, I'll formally accept you into the sect." He handed over the sword case, "These two Tian Gang swords are exclusively used by Wutai Sect disciples, one is for you and the other is for your future fellow disciple."

  You Huo didn't expect it to be so smooth, and he happily knocked his head nine times before getting up to take the sword case.

  Yue Qing pulled him over and whispered, "The Luo family has invited evil spirits into their home. If we don't get rid of them as soon as possible, they will bring disaster to the world. Come with me now to their house to subdue the demons. The young master of that household also shares your interest in martial arts, so you can show off your skills to him."